News: CBRN Defense Course

On July 12 soldiers in 1st MEB conducted a mission oriented position posture, or MOPP gear exchange during hands training for the Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear (CBRN) Defense Course which began on July 15-26 at the Education Center.

During the classroom training, soldiers learned to don their chemical suits and masks. They then gathered training aids for hands-on training in the wooded area outside the Education Center to practice the techniques they learned in the classroom.

They use the improved chemical agent detector and joint chemical agent detector and conduct a CBRN Recon, using the M291 skin decontamination kit.

The students also conducted a mission oriented position posture, or MOPP gear exchange.